On 18/6/2014 at MTG Dolphin Shipyard took place the Name giving ceremony of “ITALENI”. The vessel is self-propelled 750 cubic meters Grab Hopper Dredger, built by order of IHC Global Production for Transnet National Ports Authority of South Africa.

Length (OA): 62 m       
Length (BP): 59 m       
Width: 15 m       
Depth: 4.5 m       
Hopper volume: 750 m³

The vessel, as Mrs. Ncumisa Nkanunu, the godmother, explained at the ceremony, was named after a famous battle between the Voortrekkers and the Zulus during the period of the Great Trek which took place in Italeni.

Source for the photos: Petel.bg